Wayne Gjerde
Recycling Market Development Coordinator, MN Pollution Control Agency As the Recycling Market Development Coordinator with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Wayne consults with startup and expanding companies in the areas of finance, new product development, business plan development, sales and marketing.Wayne has also done extensive work in economic analysis linking the environment and economy. Wayne has […]
G. L. Genco
Founder, Generation Conscious GL Genco, CEO and Founder of Generation Conscious. G.L., grew up near a waste transfer station in Jamaica, Queens, NYC before moving to Long Island with his Trinidadian-Italian family. Seeing the health impacts of the waste station on his community motivated him to found Generation Conscious. Their mission is to create sustained […]
Berenice Garcia-Tellez
Equity Administrator, City and County of Denver Berenice Garcia-Tellez serves multiple roles and is influential in each. She works as the equity administrator for the City and County of Denver’s Energize Denver program. Garcia-Tellez provides outreach and collaboration with various community stakeholders to achieve environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic development goals. As chair of […]
Leana Houser
Waste Reduction and Recycling Manager, Johns Hopkins University Leana Houser is the Waste Reduction and Recycling Manager who works to engage all members of the Johns Hopkins community in reducing the generation of waste and encouraging the responsible reuse and recycling of materials. Her dedication to protecting the health of the environment and the people […]
Nena Shaw
Director, Resource Conservation & Sustainability Division, US EPA Nena Shaw has almost 30 years of environmental law and policy experience from work in the public and private sectors. Nena is the Senior Advisor for Circular Economy and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law recycling efforts in the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery within the Office of Land […]
Cara Murray
Program Analyst, Baltimore City DPW Cara Murray has worked with Baltimore DPW for 1 year, returning to the public sector after working as a professional services consultant in Washington D.C. As a program analyst for DPW, Cara works on policy analysis, grant research and writing, public outreach, and communications strategies to enhance the abilities of […]
Daniel Weston
Recycling Coordinator, WA State Department of Ecology Dan Weston is the Statewide Recycling Coordinator for the Washington Department of Ecology. Dan helps coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy and outreach strategies focused on recycling, waste reduction, and reuse. He joined Ecology in 2012 as a solid waste data analyst and brings a data-driven […]
Jennifer Maxwell
Sustainability Program Director, Appalachian State University Jennifer has been with Appalachian State University since 2006 and she leads many campus sustainability programs including their University Zero Waste Commitment, the Mountaineer Food Hub and Free Store, Green Suite Engagement Programs, Green Labs Program Development, Sustainable Purchasing, Event Planning, and the Sustainability Film Series. She is a […]
Ruth Abbe
President, Zero Waste USA Ruth Abbe is a Zero Waste practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in recycling and composting program and facility development and outreach and technical assistance. As president of Zero Waste USA, she is working with municipalities across the U.S. to develop the social and physical infrastructure to achieve Zero […]
Baleigh Epperly
ReUse Corridor Manager, Coalfield Development Baleigh Epperly (She/They) is the manager of the ReUse Corridor; a coalition of recycling, upcycling and reuse stakeholders throughout Central Appalachia. Baleigh worked on multiple sustainable and zero waste efforts at Marshall University before taking the position with Coalfield Development to help accelerate and manage the ReUse Corridor and its […]
